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president obama defended his administration's use of drones in the war on terror insisting everything the government has done is legal. he did admit the public should know more about how that program works. >> what i think is absolutely true is that it is not sufficient for citizens to just take my word for it that we're doing the right thing. >> a classified memo recently revealed u.s. citizens suspected of terrorism have been targets of drone attacks and strikes. when asked if the u.s. could target americans on american soil, the president said no. >>> olympian oscar pistorius is behind bars. he's accused of shooting his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp inside his home, a crime prosecutors said was premeditat premeditated. he walked into court with his head bowed and broke down in tears. they have given few details other than she died of multiple gunshot wounds. earlier reports speculated she might have been mistaken as a burglar. >>> squandering her entire fortune, mauereen o'connor embezzled the money set up by her husband's foundation, former jack in the box restaurants. now the 66 yearly is i
president obama defended his administration's use of drones in the war on terror insisting everything the government has done is legal. he did admit the public should know more about how that program works. >> what i think is absolutely true is that it is not sufficient for citizens to just take my word for it that we're doing the right thing. >> a classified memo recently revealed u.s. citizens suspected of terrorism have been targets of drone attacks and strikes. when asked if the...
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the state government is not their government, and they are going to lose -- they are going to lose votes if they do not reenact the voting rights act. even the name of it is wonderful the voting rights act. who is going to vote against that in the future? >> you have an extra 5 minutes. >> thank you. i may need it for that question. [laughter] >> justice scalia, there's a number of things to say. first, we are talking about the enforcement power that the constitution gives to the congress to make these judgments to ensure protection of fundamental rights. so this is -- this is a situation in which congress is given a power which is expressly given to it to act upon the states in their sovereign capacity. and it cannot have been lost on the framers of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments that the power congress was conferring on them was likely to be exercised in a differential manner because it was, the power was conferred to deal with the problems in the former states of the confederacy. so with respect to the constitutional grant of power, we do think it is a grant of power to congr
the state government is not their government, and they are going to lose -- they are going to lose votes if they do not reenact the voting rights act. even the name of it is wonderful the voting rights act. who is going to vote against that in the future? >> you have an extra 5 minutes. >> thank you. i may need it for that question. [laughter] >> justice scalia, there's a number of things to say. first, we are talking about the enforcement power that the constitution gives to...
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we have offered consideration that this government alone. -- all of this debt which is a government-owned. we have put it into the open architecture. anyone else can use the code that goes with vista and will not have to pay for it. >> thank you. unemployment among veterans is one of my major and paramount concerns. usonder if you could tell about new initiatives. that you are contemplating to address unemployment among veterans. >> we have taken the leadership of the white house and this as well. joiningforces have been a magnificent initiative -- out to the private sector for corporations to commit the hiring of veterans as us. there's 700,000 new jobs for military spouses before the end of the 2013. the request was for 100,000. that goal succeeded in late 2012. there are requests to increase 250,000. the commitment is there. in the departments of we hire veterans. we have over 100,000 veterans as part of our work force. 30's are met. -- 30% and our goal is 40%. we have also held hiring fares for veterans interested in employment. we held the three of them. it is the something we have e
we have offered consideration that this government alone. -- all of this debt which is a government-owned. we have put it into the open architecture. anyone else can use the code that goes with vista and will not have to pay for it. >> thank you. unemployment among veterans is one of my major and paramount concerns. usonder if you could tell about new initiatives. that you are contemplating to address unemployment among veterans. >> we have taken the leadership of the white house...
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officials confirm the iraqi government wants the u.s. to consider offering air support to slow renewed sectarian violence. nbc's richard engel has more. >> reporter: the iraqi government is losing control of a large part of northern and central iraq. some iraqi security forces are fighting. but most appear to be stripping off their uniforms, leaving them in the streets, and abandoning their posts, weapons and vehicles. they're retreating from islamic extremists who, today, consolidated control of iraq's second largest city mosul and advanced much further. thousands of civilians are fleeing the area, living in tents. the u.s. fought a nearly decades long war, costing thousands of american lives and a trillion dollars for this not to happen. the radicals are from an al qaeda offshoot, many are the same insurgents u.s. troops battled for years. now they're allied with militants from syria, creating a single front. why is this happening? sunnis ruled iraq for 13 centuries until the u.s. invasion toppled saddam hussein, ushering in a shiite r
officials confirm the iraqi government wants the u.s. to consider offering air support to slow renewed sectarian violence. nbc's richard engel has more. >> reporter: the iraqi government is losing control of a large part of northern and central iraq. some iraqi security forces are fighting. but most appear to be stripping off their uniforms, leaving them in the streets, and abandoning their posts, weapons and vehicles. they're retreating from islamic extremists who, today, consolidated...
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they say the government will likely run out of money to pay its bills between february 15th and march 1st. if that were to happen, analysts worry the country could fall into another recession. we hit the debt limit on december 31st but the treasury department said, quote, they were taking extraordinary measures to put off that default. both republicans and democrats have vowed to hold firm in their positions in that showdown. >>> the nation's biggest banks have agreed to cough up nearly $19 billion to resolve federal allegations of mortgage misdeeds and you could be one of them. that means millions of homeowners in any stage of the foreclosure process in 2009 and 2010 would receive anywhere from $250 to $125,000. in one case banks will pay $8.5 million in charges they wrongfully foreclois foreclosed on millions of homeowners. the next case is bank of america paying $10.4 to fannie mae. there's a report published monday that says the obama administration spent nearly $18 billion on immigration enforcement last year, more than the spending on all the other major federal law enforcement
they say the government will likely run out of money to pay its bills between february 15th and march 1st. if that were to happen, analysts worry the country could fall into another recession. we hit the debt limit on december 31st but the treasury department said, quote, they were taking extraordinary measures to put off that default. both republicans and democrats have vowed to hold firm in their positions in that showdown. >>> the nation's biggest banks have agreed to cough up...
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barney called at the new government. to me is stupid government. we have a smart way to do things and a stupid way to do things, and what is unveiling today is suited government. thank you again to our host this morning, good luck with rolling terrace elementary, and the secretary and i will be pleased to answer questions. >> secretary duncan, this week on a couple occasions there are teachers being laid off because of the sequester. are you prepared to say that that was an exaggeration on your part? >> that need be clear. what i said is teachers are getting notices and in the district we talked about, 110 teachers were getting notices. that is not what i said. let's not lose the -- they are getting such an notices now. that is where some of that misunderstanding. the fact of the matter is whether it is what is already happening or what is coming across the country of the next two months, which i also said tens of thousands of teachers potentially are going to be getting these notices. the impact here is very significant. >> both you and the secret
barney called at the new government. to me is stupid government. we have a smart way to do things and a stupid way to do things, and what is unveiling today is suited government. thank you again to our host this morning, good luck with rolling terrace elementary, and the secretary and i will be pleased to answer questions. >> secretary duncan, this week on a couple occasions there are teachers being laid off because of the sequester. are you prepared to say that that was an exaggeration...
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meanwhile, the government will report how strong retail spending was last month. korean electronics giant samsung unveils its new galaxy s4 this week as it looks to take a bigger bite out of apple's market share. >>> good news for drivers. the average price of a gallon of gas has dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to an average $3.74. it may go lower. >>> a new "wall street journal" tally finds a number of u.s. companies are keeping more of their profits offshore. and in the process, shielding more than 40% of annual profits from u.s. taxes. the top three stashing cash overseas, ge, pfizer and microsoft. >>> wall street will be watching washington this week as well as budget talks to keep the government running. those resume. current government funding runs out on march 27th. >>> elsewhere in the capital, the chamber of commerce hosts a hiring our heroes jobs fair. that program is aimed at matching military veterans and their spouses with more than 100 prospective employers. they have those fairs all across the country throughout the year. >>> finally, nfl co
meanwhile, the government will report how strong retail spending was last month. korean electronics giant samsung unveils its new galaxy s4 this week as it looks to take a bigger bite out of apple's market share. >>> good news for drivers. the average price of a gallon of gas has dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to an average $3.74. it may go lower. >>> a new "wall street journal" tally finds a number of u.s. companies are keeping more of their profits...
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in three days, the government is promising to run out of money. boin boehner has a lot to do wafer stepping done at the end >> i expected to have a little more cooperation from the some around town to get as much finished as possible. i don't want to leave my successor a dirty barn. so i want to clean the bipartisan up a little bit before the next person gets there. >> on sunday, house minority leader nancy pelosi reacted to the news o boehner resigning. she says she's fought quite sure if she'll miss him. >> we can agree to disagree without being negative with each other. yes, i don't know if i'll miss him, but here one day -- >> pelosi says the whole idea of the speaker resigning is a sign of disarray in the republican party. john boehner is set to step down october 30th. >>> a fifth person did from the tugboat disaster. all of the dead were from that school. the ntsb, but they now say they did not have a recommended repair if 2013. verdicts are trying to figure out if the company was aware of that warning. right about now, pope francis is landi
in three days, the government is promising to run out of money. boin boehner has a lot to do wafer stepping done at the end >> i expected to have a little more cooperation from the some around town to get as much finished as possible. i don't want to leave my successor a dirty barn. so i want to clean the bipartisan up a little bit before the next person gets there. >> on sunday, house minority leader nancy pelosi reacted to the news o boehner resigning. she says she's fought quite...
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stay with news 4 throughout the government shutdown. we'll keep you up to speed until the crisis is resolved. head to nbcwashington.com to get answers to some of the questions you may have. >>> 4:34. secretary of state john kerry is defending the cam tour of a suspected al qaeda operative in libya. the libyan government calls it a kidnapping. he says anas al libi was a legal d appropriate target. he says he'll get a fair trial. they say al libi was involved in the bombings of american embassies in tanzania and kenya. kerry is commending bashar al assad for destroying some of his chemical weapons. he says assad deserves credit for complying with a resolution calling for the weapons to be destroyed. this is the team of u.n. inspectors making sure the weapons are dismantled. kerry says assad isn't off the hook yet, but he calls the progress so far a good beginning. >>> more than 50 demonstrators died in violent clashes with security forces and others in egypt. supporters of ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi fought with backers of the
stay with news 4 throughout the government shutdown. we'll keep you up to speed until the crisis is resolved. head to nbcwashington.com to get answers to some of the questions you may have. >>> 4:34. secretary of state john kerry is defending the cam tour of a suspected al qaeda operative in libya. the libyan government calls it a kidnapping. he says anas al libi was a legal d appropriate target. he says he'll get a fair trial. they say al libi was involved in the bombings of american...
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the result was a structural change in the functions of government. we also recaptured some of the high end tax revenue from those high-income earners that ronald reagan had cut taxes for. the result was $236 billion budget surplus. that was on track to have zero dead held by the public in 10 years, saving social security for the next 75 years but then president bush pushed through a huge tax cut for the richest 2% of americans, launched this into two wars that were not paid for or offset by taxes or offset by a shared sacrifice by all americans in their tax structure and that put us on course to have high unemployment and together with a financial meltdown, a change in the glass stiegel act which allow non-bank banks and banks to function otherwise. here we had this huge collapse of the home mortgage market, of the domestic and international financial market and a need for a rescue package. somehow that became the democrats' problem, not the republicans' problem. send thee didn't message write or express it properly to the public, we did address it.
the result was a structural change in the functions of government. we also recaptured some of the high end tax revenue from those high-income earners that ronald reagan had cut taxes for. the result was $236 billion budget surplus. that was on track to have zero dead held by the public in 10 years, saving social security for the next 75 years but then president bush pushed through a huge tax cut for the richest 2% of americans, launched this into two wars that were not paid for or offset by...
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big government makes this a national issue. the founders idea was a lot of things like this would be handled in different ways so that people could reach different resolutions nationally. the supreme court made abortion a national issue in 1973. people have strong moral views on both sides of an issue. believes that are very important in their lives. we cannot expect them to be expelled from politics and government makes the decisions. >> people talk a lot about bipartisanship or unity. i think there are types of a false unity we should talk about. one is where we pretend values are things that can be laid at the political doors. i think michael was very eloquent about why it has never been and why it cannot be. the other kind is when one party says to the other that unity is on my terms. when i hear a lot of times people on the right, i get the impression unity will be fine as long as we are only talking about the shade of red from rose to ruby. on the left the underlying assumption has been, we really won the election -- even
big government makes this a national issue. the founders idea was a lot of things like this would be handled in different ways so that people could reach different resolutions nationally. the supreme court made abortion a national issue in 1973. people have strong moral views on both sides of an issue. believes that are very important in their lives. we cannot expect them to be expelled from politics and government makes the decisions. >> people talk a lot about bipartisanship or unity. i...
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owned by the government in qatar. >>> and from the world of animals predicting super bowl champions we've got a grizzly bear named ozzie from the zoo in montana given a choice of two banana pies. one marked for each of the two teams. he ate the ravens pie which may indicate that baltimore is his choice but then again, he also ate the pie marked for san francisco, so it could be a very close game or he could be a hungry bear. >>> what does bill clinton, magic mike, sylvester stallone and bruce willis all have in common? we'll have the answer coming up next when "early today" returns. >>> i want to take you through the weekend forecast. we are going to have areas of snow, you'll be cold today right through the weekend. it includes the northern plains and great lakes especially. great weather with temperatures mild in the rockies all the way to texas. even florida is going to be okay. a bit chillier than lately. the snow with the lake-effect snow, the clipper system dies down on saturday. from chicago, minneapolis, ohio valley, and super bowl sunday, the areas of the east coast, a chance of
owned by the government in qatar. >>> and from the world of animals predicting super bowl champions we've got a grizzly bear named ozzie from the zoo in montana given a choice of two banana pies. one marked for each of the two teams. he ate the ravens pie which may indicate that baltimore is his choice but then again, he also ate the pie marked for san francisco, so it could be a very close game or he could be a hungry bear. >>> what does bill clinton, magic mike, sylvester...
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moody's investor services warned that a viable plan to shrink our deficit in the next few months, the government's credit rating could be at risk. >>> al jazeera could be coming to a tv near you. al gore plans to use existing distribution to broadcast. one interesting note, as soon as the deal was announced time warner cable said they would drop the channel from their 12 million subscribers. >>> developing a new business plan. the company will be opening several retail shops called photo bars where people can come in the store to download pictures. >>> if you build it, they will buy it, the famous iowa baseball diamond from the iconic movie "field of dreams" has been sold for $3.4 million. the new owners plan to transform the land mark into 24 youth baseball fields. >>> water levels have dropped ten feet in the last six months along america's shipping superhighway. if parts of the mississippi river don't rise soon, shipping could come to a halt along with 8,000 jobs for the month of january alone. mighty mishandles cargo. a tip can tow boat loads about 15 loads of barges. 16 locomotives or 1,000 t
moody's investor services warned that a viable plan to shrink our deficit in the next few months, the government's credit rating could be at risk. >>> al jazeera could be coming to a tv near you. al gore plans to use existing distribution to broadcast. one interesting note, as soon as the deal was announced time warner cable said they would drop the channel from their 12 million subscribers. >>> developing a new business plan. the company will be opening several retail shops...
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government. "washington journal" is live on seized on every day at 7:00 eastern. -- is live on c-span every day is 7:00 eastern. the senate appropriations subcommittee on defense this morning, we will hear from chuck hegel and general martin dempsey. our live coverage of this hearing on the 2014 budget request as and cspan 3 at 10:00 eastern. >> the name of this place still resonates with the shuddering in a rigid with the shuddering in the hearts of the american people. more than any other name connected to the civil war instead of lincoln, gettysburg reverberates and americans retain the knowledge that what happened here was the crux of our terrible national trial and even americans who are not sure precisely what transpired on these fields of know that all the glory and all the tragedy we associate with the civil war presides most probably, most indelibly here. >> 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg live all day sunday, june 30, on american history tv on c-span 3. >> last friday, joh
government. "washington journal" is live on seized on every day at 7:00 eastern. -- is live on c-span every day is 7:00 eastern. the senate appropriations subcommittee on defense this morning, we will hear from chuck hegel and general martin dempsey. our live coverage of this hearing on the 2014 budget request as and cspan 3 at 10:00 eastern. >> the name of this place still resonates with the shuddering in a rigid with the shuddering in the hearts of the american people. more...
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florida's attorney general is joining an ongoing civil suit against a college which is accused of using government money to hire strippers. the college called fast train used to operate seven colleges in florida is now shut down. investigators say the owner used funds to hire dancers to entice men to enroll and encouraged students to lie on their financial aid form. >> presumably some red flags there. >> 6:41 right now. and another flasher in palo alto. new information on that next. >> plus what police are doing to try to keep fans safe at sunday's 49ers/raiders showdown. >> and as this broadcaster is about to tell us, it's the dawn of a new era. an historic day for space travel. why the bay area is paying extra close attention to this mission. >> and a live look outside at san jose as the sky starts to blue up because the sun is coming. >>> now 15 minutes of continuous news, weather and traffic on "today in the bay." >> from brawls in the stands to shootings in the parking lot, oakland officials hope a beefed up police presence will prevent a scene like this at this weekend's football game betwee
florida's attorney general is joining an ongoing civil suit against a college which is accused of using government money to hire strippers. the college called fast train used to operate seven colleges in florida is now shut down. investigators say the owner used funds to hire dancers to entice men to enroll and encouraged students to lie on their financial aid form. >> presumably some red flags there. >> 6:41 right now. and another flasher in palo alto. new information on that next....
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. >>> women outnumber men on the nation's highways according to government statistics. still, a lot of women get a bad rap when it comes to what we know about our cars. for a lot of people, the idea of fixing a flat or changing a brake light bulb can seem down thing. one woman is trying to change that by teaching women what they ought to know. >> i have never had hands-on experience, even as far as opening the hood of my car. i have never done that. >> reporter: before spending the afternoon in this new york auto shop, helen seglia had never checked her tire pressure and she wasn't in the habit of diagnosing potential blowouts. >> i see people driving warned bubble ons their tire. >> that is a blowout waiting to happen. >> reporter: how quickly things change. we did exactly what awudra was hoping for. >> mechanics get a bad rap. people feel like they are getting a bad deal, specially women. how valid is that? >> if i don't know about a topic, i already have anxiety. >> reporter: she is the fourth generation to run great bear auto repair. the first to turn this shop into
. >>> women outnumber men on the nation's highways according to government statistics. still, a lot of women get a bad rap when it comes to what we know about our cars. for a lot of people, the idea of fixing a flat or changing a brake light bulb can seem down thing. one woman is trying to change that by teaching women what they ought to know. >> i have never had hands-on experience, even as far as opening the hood of my car. i have never done that. >> reporter: before...
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would call that government a legitimately elected government, nor would come at the time that he voted against designating the islamic revolutionary guard corps a terrorist organization, would at the time they were assisting those in iraq that were murdering our troops. and so that troubles me that he would not think of designating the guard corps at that time a terrorist organization. two other issues i would like to talk on, and that is, we are facing great budget challenges right now command a remember when the senator asked him about a prior statement that he made after the budget control act was passed he was asked about the across-the-board cuts made to our military, and he said, different than what our secretary of defense panetta has said now, that he felt that the pentagon was bloated and needed to be teardown. during your hearing he said that those are statements he made prior to the budget control act being passed, but that was not the case and that was later corrected. in terms of shipping the pentagon, i certainly don't think that we want to be in a position of thinking, e
would call that government a legitimately elected government, nor would come at the time that he voted against designating the islamic revolutionary guard corps a terrorist organization, would at the time they were assisting those in iraq that were murdering our troops. and so that troubles me that he would not think of designating the guard corps at that time a terrorist organization. two other issues i would like to talk on, and that is, we are facing great budget challenges right now command...
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federal government. court the knee reagan joins us with that and more for your money. courtney, good morning. >>> good morning to you, richard. canceled plans to furlough about 2,000 workers today. the company makes military equipment including blackhawk helicopters. the move follows the pentagon's decision to recall nearly 350,000 furloughed civilian defense workers today. no word on whether lockheed martin will reverse plans to send home 3,000 workers this week. >>> nielsen is launching a new service to track twitter posts about tv shows. the new ratings will measure not only the number of people tweeting about shows but also those who view those tweets. the numbers could help broadcasters better charge marketers for ads and help twitter draw more advertising dollars. the date the is there. we just have to figure out how to get it to the right folks. back to you. >> thanks, courtney. >>> you may see a new feature in your instagram feed this morning. it may not be a welcome one. the photo sharing app is
federal government. court the knee reagan joins us with that and more for your money. courtney, good morning. >>> good morning to you, richard. canceled plans to furlough about 2,000 workers today. the company makes military equipment including blackhawk helicopters. the move follows the pentagon's decision to recall nearly 350,000 furloughed civilian defense workers today. no word on whether lockheed martin will reverse plans to send home 3,000 workers this week. >>> nielsen...
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designed to deal with attacks, terrorist attacks, in his country, and emergencies to put forward the government's response to this. but of course, it is the brazen nature of the attacks that has really shocked people here. these two men attacked the man in broad daylight. there's a busy road junction behind me. they then stood around for 20 minutes engaging in conversation with bystanders and being filmed. of course, it was seen their motivation was really to get their message across. but the great fear is that the broadcasting of these images will provoke a series of retaliatory attacks in communities up and down the country. where i am is a very mixed community, many different people of different backgrounds living side by side. and there was a demonstration here last night, not violent, but already we can see that tensions are high. richard. >> annabel roberts in london, thank you so much for the latest on that. >>> a u.s. army sergeant is charged with secretly filming female cadets at the u.s. military academy. now, the staff member at west point is accused of putting hidden cameras in the sh
designed to deal with attacks, terrorist attacks, in his country, and emergencies to put forward the government's response to this. but of course, it is the brazen nature of the attacks that has really shocked people here. these two men attacked the man in broad daylight. there's a busy road junction behind me. they then stood around for 20 minutes engaging in conversation with bystanders and being filmed. of course, it was seen their motivation was really to get their message across. but the...
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government. energy risk experts say it shows the deadly incident could have been avoided. >> the cement wasn't sufficient. it wasn't tested. and bp ignored industry standards which called for redundancy with the cement casings. >> reporter: bp responded with a statement saying it agreed with the report's core conclusion, the deepwater horizon accident was the result of multiple causes involving multiple parties. other reports have spread the blame to bp partners transocean and haliburton and sperry sun, contractors for the cement steel. the report says they bear some blame but bp was ultimately responsible for conducting operations at macondo in a way that ensured the safety of personnel, equipment, natural resources and the environment. nearly 5 million barrels of oil spewed into the gulf and caused billion of dollars in damages. >> it reminds us that we have to do everything possible to make sure nothing like this ever happens again in the gulf of mexico or anywhere else. >> reporter: damages a
government. energy risk experts say it shows the deadly incident could have been avoided. >> the cement wasn't sufficient. it wasn't tested. and bp ignored industry standards which called for redundancy with the cement casings. >> reporter: bp responded with a statement saying it agreed with the report's core conclusion, the deepwater horizon accident was the result of multiple causes involving multiple parties. other reports have spread the blame to bp partners transocean and...
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a teenager in iceland has a name, but the government doesn't recognize it. she's now taking her case to court. annabel roberts with the story. >> reporter: her official name is simply "girl. "that's what's on her passport. she was baptized blair, icelandic. a government committee which must approve all first names has rejected blaer because it's a masculine name. she says she wants to keep it so she and her mother are suing the government. no last names are used in this small country. first names have added importance. so it's perhaps all the more surprising that elvis, yes, elvis, is allowed in iceland. but strangely in sweden where the government also controls names, it's banned. another name that won't fly in sweden, superman. but on the other side of the world in new zealand, it's fine to name your child after the man of steel. over in egypt, could be a way to make friends, facebook is okay as a name. celebrities led the way, of course, long ago turning away from nice, traditional names like lester or erica. instead brooklyn, beckham, blue ivy, the daugh
a teenager in iceland has a name, but the government doesn't recognize it. she's now taking her case to court. annabel roberts with the story. >> reporter: her official name is simply "girl. "that's what's on her passport. she was baptized blair, icelandic. a government committee which must approve all first names has rejected blaer because it's a masculine name. she says she wants to keep it so she and her mother are suing the government. no last names are used in this small...
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it is the only arm of our government in charge of our currency. all these other arms of government are not in charge of employment policy, fiscal policy, economic policy. the fed is the sole guarantor of our money. that is what they should focus on and that is what we want to get this block back to. we want to get the fed back to a role with a are pursuing sound money. we want them to show the marketplace how they are doing it so we can take the guessing game out of it. this is so that people have faith that they can save and take risks and invest. it is all about restoring the value of the dollars. it is all about restoring it as a reliable standard of the unit of measurement of value. we are the world's reserve currency for now. we will not become the world's reserve currency in the future if we abrogate this responsibility. if we try to reduce things in the short run to get a short- term stimulus at the expense of medium and long-term growth. these are the things that will affect our future. this will affect our living standards and the sooner
it is the only arm of our government in charge of our currency. all these other arms of government are not in charge of employment policy, fiscal policy, economic policy. the fed is the sole guarantor of our money. that is what they should focus on and that is what we want to get this block back to. we want to get the fed back to a role with a are pursuing sound money. we want them to show the marketplace how they are doing it so we can take the guessing game out of it. this is so that people...
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we are increasing ties between our governments in many different areas. just as importantly we're increasing ties among our people. this is a partnership of equals, grounded in mutual interests and mutual respect. with the rest of my time today i would like to talk about why the story i just told, the story of indonesia since the days i lived here is the lamborn to the united states and to the world. i will focus on three areas that are closely related, development, democracy, and religious faith. first, the french ship between the united states and indonesia can advance our mutual interest in development. when i moved to indonesia it would of been hard to imagine a future in which the prosperity of families in chicago in jakarta would be connected. our economies are now global. and indonesia as have experienced both the promise and the perils of globalization. -- and indonesians have experienced both promise and the perils of globalization. what that means and what we learned in the recent economic crisis is that we have a stake in each other's success.
we are increasing ties between our governments in many different areas. just as importantly we're increasing ties among our people. this is a partnership of equals, grounded in mutual interests and mutual respect. with the rest of my time today i would like to talk about why the story i just told, the story of indonesia since the days i lived here is the lamborn to the united states and to the world. i will focus on three areas that are closely related, development, democracy, and religious...
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all things government cannot give. [applause] we called the generation that survived world war ii the greatest generation -- why? more virtuousere than you, more courageous than you? no. no, they weren't. try to avoid the war, tried to avoid suffering. only after we had a f on pearl harbor, we washed friends fault. he watched ringgit bond and leveled. -- britianed written get bombed and leveled. we watched, in hopes that somehow things would just work out. that is what the generation -- greatest generation did. here is a different. -- here is the difference. they became great, because when there country needed them, they met the challenge of their age. today, i ask you, join me at patriot voices. join me in preserving the american dream. and fighting for your dream. text me. text the word dream, plus your dreams, and how you want and plan to make that dream happen. to preserve america. at 67463 you do that, you commit yourself to being the next great generation. we, will be the ones who not only saves america, but pres
all things government cannot give. [applause] we called the generation that survived world war ii the greatest generation -- why? more virtuousere than you, more courageous than you? no. no, they weren't. try to avoid the war, tried to avoid suffering. only after we had a f on pearl harbor, we washed friends fault. he watched ringgit bond and leveled. -- britianed written get bombed and leveled. we watched, in hopes that somehow things would just work out. that is what the generation --...
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>> the problem is the us government does not know what its intentions are. we have not faced that question or decided. there is a lot of complacency with the status quo. that is indefinitely. things in taiwan have gotten better. on the islands dispute, the initial american reaction was a statement from the state department saying the united states does not take a position on the islands. we say it is covered by the us- japan treaty. maybe that is creative. it is an invitation to miscalculation. that is why i worry. if you asked those americans, what should the united states to in the event of a crisis over these islands or over taiwan, they would not really be sure. what will recent me is the repetition of situations we face in 1950 and 1990. paul indicated a concern like this. before june 25, 19th it the, general macarthur and secretary of defense said south korea was not inside the us defense perimeter. when the invasion took place, and truman focused on it, the reaction was to fight. the same thing happened in the invasion of kuwait. it was an unexpected
>> the problem is the us government does not know what its intentions are. we have not faced that question or decided. there is a lot of complacency with the status quo. that is indefinitely. things in taiwan have gotten better. on the islands dispute, the initial american reaction was a statement from the state department saying the united states does not take a position on the islands. we say it is covered by the us- japan treaty. maybe that is creative. it is an invitation to...
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in addition, the commission faulted inadequate government regulation and industry oversight. the full report is due out next week. >>> the mystery why thousands of dead birds are dropping from the sky in the southern united states is deepening this morning. wildlife officials in kentucky say several hundred dead birds were found there in the western part of the state this week. tests rule out diseases or poison and experts believe they could have died because of harsh weather. meanwhile, in arkansas, officials say fireworks likely caused a mass blackbird plunge while a similar incident in louisiana is being blamed on a collision with a power line. also, an additional bizarre incident, officials in sweden are reporting a mass unexplained bird death. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. a missouri officer is on administrative leave while internal affairs investigates a beating recorded by a bystander in which the off duty cop repeatedly hit a man with a baton and pepper sprayed him. the bystander says the officer was out of line, but others
in addition, the commission faulted inadequate government regulation and industry oversight. the full report is due out next week. >>> the mystery why thousands of dead birds are dropping from the sky in the southern united states is deepening this morning. wildlife officials in kentucky say several hundred dead birds were found there in the western part of the state this week. tests rule out diseases or poison and experts believe they could have died because of harsh weather....
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they are an independent branch of government. we are the ones that authorized legislation and appropriate funds. especially in the first half of the bush administration. there were enormous frustrations that had happened on some issues. john brennan understands that that has to be corrected in recent years. and i think that the current members of the house and senate will find a good partner in john brennan. going forward, if he decides to restore the mission to a more non-robust military mission, it may require it -- i don't know, but i think we need a new legal framework for the post-9/11 world. and i think we have pieces of policies that are cobbled together. the patriot act, which is highly controversial. it all just sort of works. but there are serious issues about interrogation policies. and as i have said, i have strongly spoken to john mccain about that. and there are also other issues on how we do these intelligence missions. we have rogue actors who tried it attack borders, we have many different kinds of challenges. i
they are an independent branch of government. we are the ones that authorized legislation and appropriate funds. especially in the first half of the bush administration. there were enormous frustrations that had happened on some issues. john brennan understands that that has to be corrected in recent years. and i think that the current members of the house and senate will find a good partner in john brennan. going forward, if he decides to restore the mission to a more non-robust military...
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facing a potential government shutdown october 1st. there's a big fight over the planned parenthood tapes that have a lot of conservatives in the house of representatives in particular, but a lot of conservatives around the country upset and they'd like to see republicans use every tool necessary to confront the president and confront democrats, but the leadership, mitch mcconnell and john boehner didn't want to do that. they knew the president would veto it and only hurt the republicans, but the fact is, there were enough conservatives who said they were tired of hearing that. john boehner made the decision get out now, he put the party ahead of himself, because it would have been a protracted fight, probably would have put the republican party in a bad light for the public, so this will postpone, we won't have a government shutdown now, but i think we'll have a messy fight that we've seen the last four years, frankly, of who runs the republican party, the establishment or the grassroots conservative base. >> presidential election rig
facing a potential government shutdown october 1st. there's a big fight over the planned parenthood tapes that have a lot of conservatives in the house of representatives in particular, but a lot of conservatives around the country upset and they'd like to see republicans use every tool necessary to confront the president and confront democrats, but the leadership, mitch mcconnell and john boehner didn't want to do that. they knew the president would veto it and only hurt the republicans, but...
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with his resignation, have we indeed averted a government shutdown? >> we've delayed i think a fight for a government shutdown for now. i don't think we're fully averted yet. what you're going to see is basically a three-month -- and we've been through this before, where congress will pass these things sort of short term at a time. there will be a short-term funding bill that will get us through the end of the year. republicans will have a new speaker in three months. then let's see where we go. i think some of the leadership, republican leadership, mitch mcconnell and the incoming speaker, believe for the next three months they'll have time to calm conservatives down and explain to them, if you want to defund planned parenthood, focus your energy on the campaign trail because it's going to take a republican president to do that. >> will there be a succession fight? will representative kevin mccarthy of california be the next speaker of the house? >> look, i think he's the heavy favorite. you've got to remember, john boehner had a majority of support
with his resignation, have we indeed averted a government shutdown? >> we've delayed i think a fight for a government shutdown for now. i don't think we're fully averted yet. what you're going to see is basically a three-month -- and we've been through this before, where congress will pass these things sort of short term at a time. there will be a short-term funding bill that will get us through the end of the year. republicans will have a new speaker in three months. then let's see where...
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with respect to the timeline, we are in conversations with the japanese government about precisely when that can be accomplished, and at this point, i would say it is a matter of the least some months. >> with what we have over there, do we expect more? >> the exact number of bmd capable, on my fingertips, it is about five. the doctor really hit the point on that. this is about filling the tubes rather than the number of ships. >> this scale back to europe, does that in any way affect japan's ability is? >> no, not at all. >> on the deterrence issue, can you tell the public why they should have any confidence in the system, given that it has not had successes since 2008? >> yes, we have two types. there is being ce1 and the ce2. we have successfully tested them. we have confidence in that missile, and we are going to test it again, and as congress said we should continue to keep testing these missiles. in the meantime, we wanted to improve it, so we developed what is called the ce2, and there are upgrades to it. what we discovered is that it was vulnerable -- it was something we could n
with respect to the timeline, we are in conversations with the japanese government about precisely when that can be accomplished, and at this point, i would say it is a matter of the least some months. >> with what we have over there, do we expect more? >> the exact number of bmd capable, on my fingertips, it is about five. the doctor really hit the point on that. this is about filling the tubes rather than the number of ships. >> this scale back to europe, does that in any...
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fiscal year for most of the government agencies. however, the cr portion will only fund the department of homeland security for a couple of months. house gop leadership, they feel that this is a way to give republicans more of an opportunity and time early next year, once they take control of both the house and senate, to attack president obama's immigration orders, maybe this will give them a chance to coordinate how they could possibly defund the executive orders. it's unclear how they would do that. but it definitely gives them a way to kind of have another showdown next year once they have power. >> what role is senator ted cruz and conservative republicans, what role are they having in tieing the immigration debate into the spending debate? >> well, ted cruz came out at the front of this yesterday. he stood outside with a bunch of house conservatives basically calling on all of congress to defund president obama's immigration orders. that's really not sitting well with republican leadership in either chamber. they won't don't w
fiscal year for most of the government agencies. however, the cr portion will only fund the department of homeland security for a couple of months. house gop leadership, they feel that this is a way to give republicans more of an opportunity and time early next year, once they take control of both the house and senate, to attack president obama's immigration orders, maybe this will give them a chance to coordinate how they could possibly defund the executive orders. it's unclear how they would...
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not government of the money. john larson is up her fifth person -- perfect person in that regard. first, i want to talk about the subject at hand. the president has his pen in hand. he is ready to sign the middle class income tax. a similar bill was introduced into the house at that time. since then, we have been asking republican leadership to bring middle income tax cuts to the floor. the clock is ticking. it is important with tax legislation -- for the tax legislation to happen now. we are calling on the republican leadership in the house to bring this legislation to the floor next week. we believe that not doing that and holding the middle income tax cuts hostage for the tax cuts for the rich will heap mountains mountains of debt on future generations. to that end, if there is no announcement of scheduling of the middle income tax cuts -- which by the way, it has tremendous support and every pub can caucus -- i think we will get 100% vote if they came to the floor. if it is not scheduled, on tuesday we will b
not government of the money. john larson is up her fifth person -- perfect person in that regard. first, i want to talk about the subject at hand. the president has his pen in hand. he is ready to sign the middle class income tax. a similar bill was introduced into the house at that time. since then, we have been asking republican leadership to bring middle income tax cuts to the floor. the clock is ticking. it is important with tax legislation -- for the tax legislation to happen now. we are...
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. >>> plus, what are the rules for government drones in your neighborhood? new allegations that twa flight 800 was brought down by a missile. >>> and paula deen accused of racial and sexual discrimination. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for thursday, june 20th. >>> good morning. i'm richard lu i. we start with the shocking death of james gandolfini at just 51 years old. his portrayal garnered him worldwide fame. the actor was believed to have suffered a heart attack while in italy. his son was in the room when it happened. his character has endured as one of tv's most memorable characters. just this month, the writers guild of america named "the sopranos" one of the best written tv shows of all time. the creator was compared to mozart. he's one of the greatest actors of this knorr time. a great deal of genius resided in those eyes. he was my partner, my brother in ways i can't explain and will never be able to explain. sopranos co-star steven schirripa said jimmy was a dear friend and like a brother to me. i will miss him
. >>> plus, what are the rules for government drones in your neighborhood? new allegations that twa flight 800 was brought down by a missile. >>> and paula deen accused of racial and sexual discrimination. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for thursday, june 20th. >>> good morning. i'm richard lu i. we start with the shocking death of james gandolfini at just 51 years old. his portrayal garnered him worldwide...
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there are more people who want to just really shrink government. they want to get rid of social insurance because they ideologically oppose it. they do not like the safety net. if you give them the opportunity to cut medicare costs like the president did in the election, they attack him for that. i do not think, when you write down the numbers, they are as serious as they say.i think it is the tea party, i think it is the republican small government, overall, regardless of what that actually means in the long term, that that has adopted deficit reduction as an ideology. i would say they have contributed to a level of-- there are groups that have contributed to a level of urgency in near-term deficit reduction and it is quite different than the views they espouse. perhaps it is the communication thing. >> let's hear more about that. what do you mean? >> say more about what? >> about how you think -- >> how their groups -- what you're saying is their groups have contributed to an over emphasis. >> let's clarify that. our focus has been on medium and
there are more people who want to just really shrink government. they want to get rid of social insurance because they ideologically oppose it. they do not like the safety net. if you give them the opportunity to cut medicare costs like the president did in the election, they attack him for that. i do not think, when you write down the numbers, they are as serious as they say.i think it is the tea party, i think it is the republican small government, overall, regardless of what that actually...
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states can govern laws that govern contracts and health care benefits. they do not need to look at congress to do this for them. with that, i conclude my opening remarks. thank you. >> thank you. mr. skeel? >> it is a great honor to appear before you. it is tempting to say that everything the kohl just said, i will not. i would just make one comment at the outset. we have lots of experience dealing with complicated bankruptcy's. there are a multitude of entities. that is not news. i would be happy to address questions about that or the other issues that were just raised it you are interested. currently, we really only have two options. the first is that a state might simply default on some of its obligations, declaring itself unable to pay. the second option is for the federal government to bail out one or more of the states as it bailed out financial as the stations like fannie mae, -- financial institutions like fannie mae, freddie mac, an aig during the recent financial crisis. i believe that both of these alternatives are deeply problematic and that
states can govern laws that govern contracts and health care benefits. they do not need to look at congress to do this for them. with that, i conclude my opening remarks. thank you. >> thank you. mr. skeel? >> it is a great honor to appear before you. it is tempting to say that everything the kohl just said, i will not. i would just make one comment at the outset. we have lots of experience dealing with complicated bankruptcy's. there are a multitude of entities. that is not news. i...
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caller: what bothers me the most is the way our government is run. it is politicians in both parties. it was not 300 million people that brought this country to its knees. it was big business and wall street. they run the government. host: how has your perspective affected your voting most recently? caller: i voted democrat for obama when he talked about if you were in his administration you have to wait four years before you become a lobbyist. i think that is because of all of our problems. when lobbyists were allowed last year to bring $3.5 billion to congress to buy boats for their constituents, how are we supposed to run this -- buy votes for their constituents, how are we supposed to run this country? i think if we were to tell of bringing any money to congress, i think that would be an immediate -- if we were to outlaw bringing any money to congress, i think that would be an immediate start to ending all of our problems. host: various viewpoints on the stories today, including this one on the economy. president obama tells john boehner no more
caller: what bothers me the most is the way our government is run. it is politicians in both parties. it was not 300 million people that brought this country to its knees. it was big business and wall street. they run the government. host: how has your perspective affected your voting most recently? caller: i voted democrat for obama when he talked about if you were in his administration you have to wait four years before you become a lobbyist. i think that is because of all of our problems....
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speaking of government reform. what do they call it? >> yeah, tom carper's set to take over that panel. joe lieberman's retiring, and susan collins, who's the ranking republican, is term limited out, again, because as we were talking about with the house folks, senate republicans have that same rule. and so it looks like it's going to be tom coburn. which might seem a little, you know, i think coburn has a reputation of being, um, you know, a finger in the eye kind of guy. but he's actually been very serious, and he has a very talented group of people working for him on that committee doing investigations and what not. and carper's a pretty conciliatory guy. i actually think that they'll probably get along pretty well. and both of them will likely be focused on that government affairs part of the committee. um, not that they're going to ignore homeland security, i'm sure they won't. but i think they both have a particular interest in that, in that particular subject area. >> what other top seats are changing hands? >> well, another big
speaking of government reform. what do they call it? >> yeah, tom carper's set to take over that panel. joe lieberman's retiring, and susan collins, who's the ranking republican, is term limited out, again, because as we were talking about with the house folks, senate republicans have that same rule. and so it looks like it's going to be tom coburn. which might seem a little, you know, i think coburn has a reputation of being, um, you know, a finger in the eye kind of guy. but he's...
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to this government would have moved faster in 18 months and the less government did in 13 years. [shouting] >> adrienne saunders. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister will have received the news this morning of the study in excess, people with diabetes to unnecessary deaths in the condition if -- the national service framework for diabetes comes to an end in 2013. with the prime minister looked as a way of meeting the challenges that will be on the health service and helping people with diabetes in the future? >> i'm very happy to look at the financial service framework, as he says but i think the key issue with diabetes is both we need to raise the profile of this condition because many people have it and don't know they have it, but the keeping as well if you look at the public health issues because the explosion in diabetes is coming partly from bad diets and obesity in childhood and we need to address those issues otherwise was always going to be dealing with the disease rather than trying to look for the prevention. >> i'm in a generous mood and is always a delight to listen t
to this government would have moved faster in 18 months and the less government did in 13 years. [shouting] >> adrienne saunders. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister will have received the news this morning of the study in excess, people with diabetes to unnecessary deaths in the condition if -- the national service framework for diabetes comes to an end in 2013. with the prime minister looked as a way of meeting the challenges that will be on the health service and helping people...
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there is no thought of closing down the government. we have enough problems without getting into that. >> you have been raising concerns about these cuts ever since they were created. there are some republicans in the last week or so that have indicated that they would be ok with these cuts, at least for the time being. would you say there has been a real change on your side of the aisle? >> i fought sequestration. i fought the $487 billion. but that is done. we accept that. the chiefs said they could live with that. they have had to change the strategy they have had since world war ii. they will not be able to protect us in two different places around the world. we look at korea aand iran. we pulled back. that has already been implemented. the sequestration gives them no flexibility. it just cuts every department an equal percentage. it is a crazy way to do things. i am hopeful. we knew national security spending needed to be part of the deal. what i am saying -- and remember what i said -- 50 cents out of every dollar we have saved h
there is no thought of closing down the government. we have enough problems without getting into that. >> you have been raising concerns about these cuts ever since they were created. there are some republicans in the last week or so that have indicated that they would be ok with these cuts, at least for the time being. would you say there has been a real change on your side of the aisle? >> i fought sequestration. i fought the $487 billion. but that is done. we accept that. the...
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government had taken. we had no prior knowledge of the rescue attempts for luke. >> reporter: u.s. officials feared his time was running out. president obama received frequent updates and in a statement said additional intelligence indicated his life was in danger. based on this assessment and as soon as there was reliable intelligence, i authorized a rescue attempt yesterday. in the dark of night dozens of navy seals landed two miles from their target in central yemen with u.s. fighter bombers circling in the skies above. the american commandos reached an isolated cluster of buildings. they closed in on the building where somers was head and a gun battle broke out. somers and a south african hostage were discovered gravely wounded, shot by their captors. they were lifted to a u.s. navy ship offshore but both died of their wounds. >> luke somers family has not released an official statement but have asked for privacy while they deal with their loss. we have much more news and weather ahead on today in the bay. a strong typhoon hits the philippines. the latest as thousands of people
government had taken. we had no prior knowledge of the rescue attempts for luke. >> reporter: u.s. officials feared his time was running out. president obama received frequent updates and in a statement said additional intelligence indicated his life was in danger. based on this assessment and as soon as there was reliable intelligence, i authorized a rescue attempt yesterday. in the dark of night dozens of navy seals landed two miles from their target in central yemen with u.s. fighter...
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underground bunker by this man, jimmy lee dykes, neighbors describe as a loaner with a deep distrust of government. >> we have been in constant communication. >> reporter: police are talking with him through a ventilation pipe choosing their words carefully. >> i want to thank him for taking care of our child. >> reporter: he is allowing ethan potato chips, toys and medicines and the bunker has an electric heater and blankets. the ordeal began tuesday when he grabbed ethan after boarding a school bus and shooting the driver. kate ott tick scene still weighing on this small town. he was driving by when he noticed children crying on the side of the road. he was so stunned, he crashed his car. >> i realized something serious had to have happened. >> there are new ribbons and prayers vigils here. joshua tucker is one of the organizers. >> i want our little warriors in that bunker with him to get out safe and sound. >> reporter: a little warrior now trapped underground for more than 110 hours. >> as the standoff drags on, several schools here in dale county remain closed until further notice. >> thanks
underground bunker by this man, jimmy lee dykes, neighbors describe as a loaner with a deep distrust of government. >> we have been in constant communication. >> reporter: police are talking with him through a ventilation pipe choosing their words carefully. >> i want to thank him for taking care of our child. >> reporter: he is allowing ethan potato chips, toys and medicines and the bunker has an electric heater and blankets. the ordeal began tuesday when he grabbed...
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charges have not been filed yet. >>> the state department is blaming the syrian government for an air strike that destroyed a hospital run by doctors without borders. the syrian observatory for human rights reports that 27 people were killed in the strike on the hospital which specialized treating children. >>> secretary of state john kerry blasted syria leader bashar al assad for what he called a deliberate strike on a known medical facility. kerry urged russia to press the assad regime to stop attacking civilians. officials say the attack may constitute more crimes under international law as a two-month-old cease-fire appears to be breaking down. >>> last year a u.s. air strike hit a different doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan which killed 42. the u.s. says that attack was accidental. 16 service personnel have been disciplined but won't face criminal charges. >>> now to the investigation into prince's death. says investigators are looking into whether prince died from a drug overdose. investigators are also looking into whether a doctor was prescribing the pop icon wit
charges have not been filed yet. >>> the state department is blaming the syrian government for an air strike that destroyed a hospital run by doctors without borders. the syrian observatory for human rights reports that 27 people were killed in the strike on the hospital which specialized treating children. >>> secretary of state john kerry blasted syria leader bashar al assad for what he called a deliberate strike on a known medical facility. kerry urged russia to press the...
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that is what the government is looking at. when we listen to the consultation, we will announce our conclusions. he needs to be patient until we do that. >> the prime minister just hide behind the consultations. it is not good enough. >> there were urging kenneth clarke to drop his sentencing plans. >> this is an arbitrary proposal. will the secretary of state becoming back in a few months suggesting we change it to get a few more? why not scrap the whole system altogether? this is a slippery slope. it is ludicrous to me. there is no evidence at all. i suspect the prime minister will kick this bonkers idea into the long grass soon. >> a few weeks later came the scrapping of the whole idea. >> i thought it would survive of record to ago. a thought i could have some judicial discretion to solve the problem. you cannot. for that reason, we are sticking with the present system. that is what consultation is all about. >> i welcome the latest decision. this whole row of allowing bad people into classrooms, all the loopholes on monit
that is what the government is looking at. when we listen to the consultation, we will announce our conclusions. he needs to be patient until we do that. >> the prime minister just hide behind the consultations. it is not good enough. >> there were urging kenneth clarke to drop his sentencing plans. >> this is an arbitrary proposal. will the secretary of state becoming back in a few months suggesting we change it to get a few more? why not scrap the whole system altogether?...
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. >> reporter: now, the government is using some new tools to keep watch on these storms. unmanned drones. the drones will fly into these tropical systems, tracking them in realtime. and giving meteorologists important data they've never been able to capture before. the goal? to provide advance warning to those in harm's way. protecting lives and property as hurricanes loom off our shores. even though in recent times we see very few big storms make landfall with the exception of superstorm sandy, it is a reminder we need to keep our guard up. take a look at the names. is your name on this list? starts with arture. i like bertha. teddy, vicky. no erica. no jenna. no lester on this map. >> no mike. >> we've got some storms that are firing today across the upper midwest. please make sure you keep your guard up for isolated hail, >>> that's a look at your weather. now here's erica. >> mike, thanks. >>> up next on "today," selling your selfie. how your mug could get you some quick cash. that's right after this. ♪ ♪ new hershey's spreads. bring the delicious taste of hershey
. >> reporter: now, the government is using some new tools to keep watch on these storms. unmanned drones. the drones will fly into these tropical systems, tracking them in realtime. and giving meteorologists important data they've never been able to capture before. the goal? to provide advance warning to those in harm's way. protecting lives and property as hurricanes loom off our shores. even though in recent times we see very few big storms make landfall with the exception of...
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more than 100,000 government workers were off without pay. it's the first of several furlough fridays planned around holidays. this is a result of the across the board cuts mandated when congress and the president failed to grant a deficit reduction plan last november. the entire irs was closed and little got done at housing and urban development, the office of management and budget or at the epa. >>> and finally this morning, not the approximate pig that we or the one that stayed home. not the one that had roast beef or the one that had none. we're talking about the long lost cousin that went wee all the way home. the paralyzed pig is the main character in a book out next fall. he was here with us. we met him after his viral video. he was born without use of his hind legs. it's a shame he didn't make it into the nursery rhyme. >> maybe you can rewrite it for your daughter. >> i started rewriting it. it didn't work as well. >> did you mention the one that stayed home? >> i did. it was wee. you guys were all over it. my job here is done. >> dy
more than 100,000 government workers were off without pay. it's the first of several furlough fridays planned around holidays. this is a result of the across the board cuts mandated when congress and the president failed to grant a deficit reduction plan last november. the entire irs was closed and little got done at housing and urban development, the office of management and budget or at the epa. >>> and finally this morning, not the approximate pig that we or the one that stayed...
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they are anti-governance, they celebrate when they shut down government. they are anti-science. they still believe in evolution, many of them. and they are anti- -- and so the evidence that would say something's happening to the planet or whatever, anti-governance, anti-science, anti-barack obama. and so, they will never -- their agenda is nothing, their timetable is never, that doesn't work for the american people. so, again, i say to my republican friends, take back your party. this isn't the grand old party that did so much for our country. when carolyn talked about 100 years of presidents wanting to do this, the first one was teddy roosevelt, as a republican, wanting to have health care. leading the way on an income tax, progressive income tax and the rest of that the republican party has been a tremendous asset to america. it's been hijacked by those who would have a different value system, but still in all, they represent the people and we have to find our common ground. i thank you for the public interest, the people's interest that you are committed to and if we keep our
they are anti-governance, they celebrate when they shut down government. they are anti-science. they still believe in evolution, many of them. and they are anti- -- and so the evidence that would say something's happening to the planet or whatever, anti-governance, anti-science, anti-barack obama. and so, they will never -- their agenda is nothing, their timetable is never, that doesn't work for the american people. so, again, i say to my republican friends, take back your party. this isn't the...
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you know government is not the answer. government is the last resort and not a first resort. and we know we're stronger when we run america from the bottom up. when people have more money in their pocket. when families have more wealth and people get jobs. and the greatest issue in america today is jobs. and the reason is mom and dad are working, the family is stronger t children are stronger. it all works for a stronger america and stronger communities. that is what mitt romney and paul ryan will give us, stronger families and stronger communities. and it's not theory. i have to tell you ladies and gentlemen if there's anything we need no government today it's people who know how to create jobs. we need that and mitt romney has been a successful job creator and when they attack him those are people that don't understand how to rise america. he's a proven job creator and then he went into government. and he took the state of massachusetts from deficits to surplus, from job losses to job gains. and let's think about his pure leadership capability in those olympics. he didn't l
you know government is not the answer. government is the last resort and not a first resort. and we know we're stronger when we run america from the bottom up. when people have more money in their pocket. when families have more wealth and people get jobs. and the greatest issue in america today is jobs. and the reason is mom and dad are working, the family is stronger t children are stronger. it all works for a stronger america and stronger communities. that is what mitt romney and paul ryan...